Master Ward is a 5th degree black belt and Internationally Recognized Senior Master Level Instructor with over 25 years of experience as a student, competitor and teacher. A successful competitor with over 100 first place awards, Master Ward has won 5 Grand Champion titles in national and international Black Belt competition.

Master Ward was a member and team captain of the 2008 and 2012 gold medal USA Men sparring teams at the Tang Soo Do World Championships. Master Ward is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor with multiple gold medals in GI and No-Gi Competition.